俄羅斯是幕後黑手？
Hackers suspected to be working for the Russian government broke into a range of US government networks, including the Treasury and Commerce Departments, as part of a huge cyber espionage campaign.
懷疑替俄羅斯政府效力的駭客入侵美國政府一連串的網路，其中包括財政部和商務部，這是大規模網路間諜活動的一部分。
hacker(n.)駭客break into~闖入、破門而入、駭入=hack into~cybercrime網路犯罪cyberspace網路空間cyberattack 網路攻擊espionage(n.)間諜活動;間諜行爲military espionage軍事間諜活動
The hackers reportedly spied on the email systems of the government departments, but the scope of the hacking was not immediately clear as US officials scrambled to assess the damage.
據報導，駭客偷窺政府部門的電子郵件系統，但目前還不清楚駭客入侵的範圍，美國官員正忙著評估損失。
reportedly(adv.)據報導;據傳聞spy on 暗中監視;窺探scope(n.)範圍the scope of the investigation 調查的範圍scramble(v.)倉促行動、爭奪、搶奪assess(v.)assessment(n.)評估;評定
“We have been working closely with our agency partners regarding recently discovered activity on government networks,” said John Ullyot, a spokesman for the National Security Council.
國家安全委員會發言人尤約特說：「關於最近發現在政府網路上的活動，我們一直與政府部門的合作夥伴密切合作。」
agency(n.)政府部門、經銷、代理、經銷店travel agency 旅行社advertising agency 廣告公司regarding(prep.)關於=about
“CISA is providing technical assistance to affected entities as they work to identify and mitigate any potential compromises.”
「CISA正提供技術援助給受影響的單位，他們在找出並減少潛在的危害。」
entity(n.)實體affected entities 受影響的實體(政府單位)mitigate(v.)使緩和;減輕(危害等)compromise(v.)(n.)妥協;折衷;讓步、損害;傷害reach a compromise達成妥協
America’s top cyber agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, believes the attack began as early as March.
美國主管網路層級最高的單位「網路安全與基礎建設安全局」（CISA）認為，網路攻擊在3月份就開始了。
cybersecurity(n.)網路安全infrastructure(n.)基礎建設
The apparent conduit for the Treasury and Commerce Department hacks is a network management software made by SolarWinds, a Texas-headquartered IT firm. It is used by many organizations globally, including US government agencies and major corporations.
美國財政部和商務部駭客攻擊事件明顯的入侵管道是網路管理軟體，這是由一家總部位於德州的資訊科技公司SolarWinds所開發的。全球有許多單位使用這個軟體，包括美國政府機構和大企業。
conduit(n.)水電的管道;導管、聯絡的管道
The hackers embedded malware in a security update issued by SolarWinds. Once inside, they could impersonate system administrators and have complete access to the infected networks, experts said.
駭客在SolarWinds發佈的安全更新中植入惡意軟體。專家說，一旦在裡面，他們可以冒充系統管理員，完全入侵感染電腦病毒的網路。
embed(v.)把…牢牢嵌入(或插入、埋入)malware(n.)惡意軟體= malicious softwaremalicious(adj.)惡意的;惡毒的malicious gossip惡意的閒話;流言蜚語impersonate(v.)冒充;模仿administrator(n.)管理人員;行政人員have access to進入;使用infected(adj.)受感染的、感染電腦病毒的
The Washington Post reported that the Russian hacking group known as Cozy Bear was behind the campaign and is part of that nation’s Foreign Intelligence Service.
華盛頓郵報報導，俄羅斯駭客組織Cozy Bear是這次行動的幕後黑手，隸屬於俄羅斯對外情報局。
known as…被稱為intelligence(n.)智力;智商、情報
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia had “nothing to do with” the hack.
克里姆林宮發言人培斯科夫表示，俄羅斯與此次駭客攻擊「無關」。
have nothing to do with與…無關have (something) to do with與…有關
Federal agencies have long been attractive targets for foreign hackers.
聯邦機構長期以來一直是吸引外國駭客的目標。
attractive(adj.)吸引人的
Hackers linked to Russia have been previously accused of trying to hack into the White House and Democratic party systems in 2014 and 2015.
與俄羅斯有關聯的駭客先前被指控在2014年和2015年試圖入侵白宮和民主黨的系統。
linked to 與…有關聯accuse someone of sth.指控;指責pose a grave risk to構成重大風險